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‘Alfred The Great Hoax’ by daibpdaibp

He was ranked #14 on BBC's poll of the 100 great Britons of all time, placing him ahead of Margaret Thatcher (#16) and even Sir Paul McCartney (#19).

He is one of only two Kings to have received the Epithet 'Great' (along with Cnut the Great, and I promise you, that is not a typo).

One of our several British correspondents here at johnlebon.com, daibpdaibp, put together this remarkable piece of research and exposition about Alfred the Great.

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JLB Chats #11 ‘Contrarian Clues’ (17-Jun-2019)

Do some people argue about things purely for the attention? Even on topics as important as War and History? Is it possible that anybody has ever weighed the entire earth with heavy balls in a shed, and if not, why was JLB the first person in all of recorded history to point this out? Is the progress of technology something to worry about, or are TV shows like ‘Black Mirror’ sending people down the wrong path?

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